In fairness, this was after the Dead Dog Party on Sunday night. People were a little rowdy. If you check the video comments, the chief instigator of said rowdiness mentioned that perhaps it was a good idea to get people back onto the sidewalk, especially given the potential for a vehicular incident.
We've had people knocked over and sent to the hospital at conventions before - though they were back in suit the day after with bandages wrapped around - and there were cars going by, so it was important to get people off the road. The words could have been chosen better, but they were effective.
In fairness, this was after the Dead Dog Party on Sunday night. People were a little rowdy. If you check the video comments, the chief instigator of said rowdiness mentioned that perhaps it was a good idea to get people back onto the sidewalk, especially given the potential for a vehicular incident.
We've had people knocked over and sent to the hospital at conventions before - though they were back in suit the day after with bandages wrapped around - and there were cars going by, so it was important to get people off the road. The words could have been chosen better, but they were effective.